Re: amednews: Should doctors ever turn away obese patients? :: May 30, 2011 ... American Medical News

June 16, 2011

Remember it would be like c/o to the ADA (they can't do anything), not all

docs belong to the AMA. Each state has their own MD licensing board. But

keep in mind each doc has the ability to decline service to anyone unless

they show up in the ER and they are on call. (MY husband was an ER doc and

some of those docs didn't show up or answer their calls) I don't like the

bias either but we can't force them. Maybe they are not equipped to see them

and their problems. We wouldn't want a dermatologist helping us when we have

a heart attack. It is like MDs who refuse medicaid and medicare patients

because many times they end up losing money when they see them. Should we

force them to...just a few thoughts!

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> Not surprised. Just last night I gave a lecture to PA student about obesity

> and raised the issue of attitude towards obese pt. I would say this is

> against the " do no harm " ought . Wouldn't you think it is?Obese ppl are

> being discriminated against and this is " just " another brick.If it was up to

> me, I would complain about these MDs to the AMA ethics committee to put

> their license on probation till they take more truing about how to treat

> obese ppl and to know to refer them to us.

>

> Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDNA dietitian, not the food police.

>

> " Life is not measured by the number of breath you take, but by the moments

> that take your breath away. " - Carlin " People don't forget the truth,

> they just become better in lying " (Revolutionary Road)

>

> From: v.weaverrd@...

> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:18:54 -0400

> Subject: amednews: Should doctors ever turn away obese patients?

> :: May 30, 2011 ... American Medical News

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